Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

“Then, the Winged Dragon of Ra is the symbol of the sun god Ra. No matter how dynasties change or the position of the sun god changes, the fact that the sun god is supreme remains unchanged.” After a pause, Isis concluded, “In other words, when Yugi Muto defeated Pharaoh Atum’s Sky Dragon of Osiris and the Winged Dragon of Ra, the condition for the Pharaoh to lay down his sword was already met.”

"So, all that's left is for Yugi Muto to defeat Pharaoh to end this duel ceremony, right?" Malik said, looking at the field. "Isn't that a sure thing? Not to mention the two of them dueling on the field, I know what card Pharaoh will draw next. Isn't it that [Chaos Illusionist] that was sent back to the top of the deck by its own effect last turn?"

"So what if it searches for another [Dark Magician] card? Pharaoh no longer has that [Eternal Soul] that can Special Summon [Dark Magician] from the hand or graveyard."

However, upon hearing Malik's words, Hayato shook his head and said with a smile, "You can't Special Summon Dark Magician without Eternal Soul? You're too naive, you three-year-old. You should know that even before regaining his memories, Atem had a deep bond with Dark Magician as a duelist."

"My turn, draw!" Atum drew [Chaos Illusionist] back into his hand from the deck. Instead of activating it immediately, he added it to his hand and waved his hand, saying, "During my Main Phase, I will use the effect of [Resurrected Sky God] in my graveyard to banish it from the graveyard and activate it."

"I choose one [Monster Resurrection] from my Deck or Graveyard and place it on top of my Deck. Then, if there is a Mythic Beast-Type monster in my Graveyard, I can draw another card from the top of my Deck."

The roar of "Sky Dragon of Osiris" echoed from the graveyard. Atem, who had just retrieved the card "Resurrected Sky God" from the graveyard, looked at Yugi, who seemed about to make a move, and smiled as he reminded him, "Don't forget the characteristic of 'Resurrected Sky God,' Aibo. The activation and effect of this card cannot be negated, even this second effect activated in the graveyard."

Upon hearing Atem's words, Yugi, who had wanted to use the effect of [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial Cannon King]—"Once per turn, when the opponent activates a monster effect, spell, or trap, negate the activation and destroy it"—had somewhat regretfully abandoned his idea. He watched as Atem retrieved a [Monster Reborn] from his deck, placed it on top of the deck, and then drew it into his hand.

Then, Atem played the [Monster Reborn] he had just drawn, saying, "Next, I activate this [Monster Reborn] card I just drew, and Special Summon one monster from either player's Graveyard to my field. And the monster I choose is [Dark Magician] from my Graveyard!"

Without even considering whether to choose the monsters that had appeared in the game's graveyard before, Atem resolutely chose to trust his most loyal servant, [Dark Magician], after the god was defeated.

As the "Anka" rune appeared and lit up on Atem's field, the phantom of [Dark Magician] was about to return to Atem's field, and [Dark Magician Circle] also looked ready to move. Yugi knew that he had to use the effect of [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King] now.

"Once per turn, when your opponent activates a monster's effect, Spell Card, or Trap Card, the effect of [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial Cannon King] can be activated." Pointing to the [Monster Reborn] card on Atem's back row, Yugi commanded, "Negatively destroy the effect of [Monster Reborn]!"

"boom!"

The electromagnetic cannon on the shoulder of the [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King] fired immediately after a brief charge. A projectile that had become supersonic after being accelerated by electromagnetic force instantly hit the [Monster Reborn] in Atem's back field. The mysterious "Anka" rune was easily shattered in the face of the power of technology and entered the graveyard.

The illusion of [Dark Magician] also disappeared before it could fully manifest on Atem's field.

Atem wasn't surprised that [Monster Resurrection] was negated. After all, [Resurrected Sky God] has the ability to be negated, but [Monster Resurrection] doesn't. He was just testing the waters with [Monster Resurrection], which most people might see as a key to turning the tide of battle.

"Shouldn't the dead remain in the cemetery, my other self?"

Hearing the game's words, Atum smiled helplessly and nodded: "You're really on high alert, Aibo. It seems that even defeating the god hasn't made you completely relax."

"However, such resistance alone is not enough to stop me from bringing the Dark Magician back to my side."

"Using the effect of [Chaos Illusionist] in my hand, reveal this card to your opponent and activate this effect. Add one monster from my Deck other than a Ritual Monster with the name of [Dark Magician] to my hand, and return one card to the top of my Deck."

Atem put the [Chaos Illusionist] card he had just drawn back into his hand and played the card he had just drawn: "Next, I activate the effect of the [Magical Souls] card I searched for, and send a Level 6 or higher Spellcaster monster from my Deck—this Ritual Monster [Black Chaos Magician]—to the Graveyard, and Special Summon it to my field!"

The [Magician's Soul], which had a brief appearance due to the [Electronic Kettle] effect but was quickly released by Atem as a sacrifice for the [Sky Dragon of Osiris], made its second appearance. Its strength is easily apparent from its stats of 0 attack and defense.

However, Hayato was more inclined to complain that Atem's deck actually included a Ritual Monster like "Dark Chaos Magician," which was of dubious significance. Like "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" and "Gatekeeper," it was a non-normal monster without effects. Moreover, compared to "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon," which had support cards, "Dark Chaos Magician," which had a superior effect monster version as a replacement, was utterly meaningless.

[Dual Souls of the Archmage] [ATK0]

Chapter 928 Is the Divine Draw Really On?

Atem went so far as to use "Monster Resurrection" to trick Kang into playing the game, but all he did was summon a monster with 0 attack and 0 defense. This means that Atem believed that this monster's effect was even more powerful than "Monster Resurrection".

Atem pulls out the [Dark Magician Circle] from the back field and places it together with the last card in his hand—[Dark Burst Magician]—sending both cards to the graveyard, saying, "The second effect of [Magistrate's Soul] can only be activated by sending up to two Spell/Trap Cards from my hand or field to the graveyard."

"I send these two cards to the graveyard, and then draw the same number of Spell/Trap Cards from the top of my deck that I would send to the graveyard, which is two cards."

As he spoke, Atum pulled out two cards in one go. However, the moment he pulled out the cards, as they were being held between his fingers and swept through the air, an abnormal golden trail appeared!

"What's that?" Bakura's eyes widened, and he rubbed them, wondering if he had just seen wrong. However, both Keihei and Jonouchi were already used to this strange phenomenon that only occurred during gacha draws.

“As I said before, ‘A true duelist can even create the future of the cards he draws,’” Hayato paused, then shrugged, “Although he couldn’t see what cards Atem drew because of his perspective, he was certain that there were no Ritual Monsters among them. In short, it was just printing cards.”

"Isn't that just cheating?" "Does getting a lucky draw mean you're cheating?"

After drawing the card from the top of his deck, Atem didn't even look at what card he had drawn. He immediately drew one of them and inserted it into the Spell & Trap Zone, then waved his hand and said, "I activate the Spell Card, [Fusion Magic]! I select the Fusion Material Monsters needed for a Spellcaster Fusion Monster from my field and Graveyard, banish them, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck!"

The group of friends were quite familiar with the card Atum was using. After all, the earliest user of this mage-like card, "Dragon's Mirror," was none other than Hayato, who was standing right next to them. Moreover, in Hayato's early duels, this "Harmony Magic" was deeply bound to the powerful "Five-Element Magician."

Hayato gifted this card to Yugi back in the Duelist era, so Atem using it wasn't unexpected, given that his Dark Magician deck was full of Spellcaster monsters. However, no one could guess which monster Atem intended to fuse with using Fusion Magic.

"Should we fuse and summon [Five Magician]?" Jonouchi thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Although Atem seems to have about five Spellcaster monsters in his graveyard, [Five Magician] is Hayato's card. Atem can't exactly print that card out, can he?"

"Then perhaps it's the [Grand Archmage - Dark Archmage Apprentice]?"

Honda speculated, but Malik next to him refuted it: "What's the use of summoning that monster that has already shown its face at this time? Yugi Muto still has the [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King] with an attack power of 4000 points on the field. We can't beat it at all."

With the activation of [Fusion Magic], Atem also banished two monster cards from the graveyard as fusion materials, but the choice of those two monsters surprised everyone.

"【Dark Magician】..."

"There's also the [Dark Chaos Magician]?"

"I will use the [Dark Magician] and [Chaos] ritual monsters from my graveyard as fusion materials to summon this monster." Holding a purple-bordered card above his head, Atem declared, "O chaotic power shining in the darkness, now become armor and reside within my servant! The embodiment of chaos descends!"

"Mahad, give it to me again, lend me your power!"

"Fusion Summoning! [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler]!"

Unlike before, which were merely decorative magic circuits on a mage's robe, the power of chaos had taken on a different form and attached itself to the Dark Mage. The sword and shield, which had been invisible, had become a tangible reality, and the Dark Mage held them in his hands, returning them to the field of Atem!

【Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Ruler】【8☆/Dark】

[Mage Race/Fusion/Effect]

[3000/2500]

Although the attack and defense values ​​are exactly the same as those of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which is a bit of a coincidence, and the equipment configuration of a longsword in one hand and a large shield in the other hand because it is a mage race is somewhat questionable, it does not prevent the Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Controller from becoming the decisive monster that Atem uses to turn the tide of battle.

"It's that monster! I remember seeing it used in the game a long time ago. Was it during the duel with Rafael after the KC Cup incident?" As the only spectator of that duel, Jonouchi recalled seeing the monster and pondered, "The monster's effect, I remember..."

"【Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler】If a Fusion Summon is successful, I can target one LIGHT/DARK monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon that monster to my field." Atem took a card from his Graveyard, showed it to Yugi, and placed it on his Duel Disk. "I'm going to Special Summon her, 【Dark Magician Girl】!"

The magical girl followed [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler] onto Atem's field, but since there wasn't a single [Dark Magician] in Atem's graveyard, her ATK remained unchanged. However, Atem didn't Special Summon her in Attack Position, opting instead for Defense Position for safety.

Dark Magician Girl [DEF1700]

"I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn, so I'll Summon [Primal Dragon] in Attack Position." Atem played his last card, then waved his hand again, saying, "Next, I'll Tribute the DARK [Magical Souls] and the LIGHT [Primal Dragon] on the field to activate the second effect of [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler]!"

[Primordial Dragon] [4☆/Light]

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[2000/2000]

The chaotic dragon-like monster, clad in golden armor, vanished as soon as it appeared, just like the [Dual Souls of the Archmage] beside it. It transformed into two streams of power, one light and one dark, which flowed into the longsword in the hand of the [Super Archmage Warrior - Chaos Controller], where the power converged at the blade.

Setting aside the shield planted in the ground, [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler] raised his sword above his head with both hands, while Atem commented, "Although in terms of attack power, [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler] is not as good as Aibo's [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King], and only slightly better than [Activation Admiral - Destroyer Spinner]. However, his ability to erase everything will bring me victory!"

"I need to Tribute one LIGHT and one DARK monster from my field to activate the effect of [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler]. Banish all monsters on your opponent's field!"

Waving his hand forward, Atem watched as the [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler] swung his sword down, shouting, "Ex—"

"—Calibur!"

As the sword was swung, a twilight-colored sword aura rippled out and swept across the entire game field. Whether it was the [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King] or the [Activation Admiral - Destroyer Spinner], they were all instantly and equally annihilated in the face of this absolute power that wiped out everything, not to mention the [Golden Gadget].

【Activate Admiral - Destroyer of Spin】While it possesses the ability to resist being destroyed by battle or card effects as long as a 【Tool】 monster is on the field, whether it is an Equip Card or a Monster Card, it is completely helpless against banished effects.

The effect that [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King] could activate when banished from the field due to Atem's [Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Ruler] effect is that it could Special Summon [Magnet Warrior - Electromagnetic God] and [Electromagnetic Stone Warrior - Electromagnetic Mad God] from Yugi's hand or Deck, ignoring the Summoning conditions.

Unfortunately, the game only included one copy of each of these two monsters in the deck, even though they had already been banished due to the effect of [Dead Soul Fusion].

Therefore, after the all-annihilating sword aura of [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler] swept across the field, what was left for the game was an empty field. On the opposite side of him were [Dark Magician Girl], who was eager to attack but could not because she was in defense position, and [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler], who was in good condition!

“You’ve done very well, Aibo, but I still have a slight edge.” Atum waved his hand, a hint of reluctance in his heart, but his will as a duelist made him firmly command, “Enter my battle phase! Use [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Controller] to directly attack the opponent’s duelist!”

"Because of the effect of [Primal Dragon], when it is released, it can grant one of my monsters the ability to attack twice during one Battle Phase of this turn. Therefore, [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler] can attack twice."

"Bear with the pain a little, Aibo!"

Upon receiving the order, [Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Controller] raised his longsword once more. However, unlike his previous all-out effort when annihilating monsters like [Super Electromagnetic Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King], he now merely held the sword with one hand, casually unleashing a single strike. The sword energy that drifted erratically in the wind seemed to have no power whatsoever.

However, despite [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler] holding back in its attack, the 3000 points of combat damage were still real. But just when Atum thought [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler]'s attack was about to hit, the gravity beneath his feet suddenly shifted, and the sword energy slammed into the ground!?

Atum looked towards the location of [Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Ruler] and discovered that a six-pointed star magic circle had inexplicably appeared under the feet of the character!

"Chain attack with [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler], I activate the face-down card in the back row, [Hexagram Curse]." Yugi calmly smiled as he removed his finger from the activation button. "Targeting [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler], it will be cursed by the Hexagram, its attack power reduced by 700 points, and it will be unable to attack or change its battle position."

"I will not relinquish victory to you in this duel!"

[Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Ruler] [ATK 3000 → 2300]

Atem, seeing that the card Yugi revealed was "Hexagram's Curse" instead of the "Divine Shield - Mirror Power -" or "Magic Cylinder" he had expected, was somewhat disappointed that his attack had been interrupted, but he still breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Yugi, saying, "That's what I wanted to say too, Aibo, I will definitely win."

In order to defend against "Divine Shield - Power of Reflection" he Special Summoned "Dark Magician Girl" in Defense Position, the card in the back row of the game turned out to be "Hexagram's Curse" which only targets a single monster, instead of a card with a wide-area effect. While this can be considered a mistake, it is still within Atem's acceptable range.

It's a shame that the effect of [Primordial Dragon] was wasted; I was hoping to win this turn.

“Then, my turn is over.” After declaring the end of his turn, Atum added, “However, [Hexagram Curse] can only affect the combat aspect; it cannot prevent [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Controller] from continuing to use its effects.”

"Try to defeat me before I draw the next LIGHT monster, Aibo!"

Atum: 4000 LP, 0 cards in hand

Dark Magician Girl [DEF1700]

【Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Ruler】(The Curse of the Hexagram) 【ATK2300】

Upon hearing Atum's words, the game's eyes remained unwavering as it firmly declared, "I will, my other self, I will defeat you. By showing you the way I've grown so far!"

"My turn, draw!" When Yugi drew a card from the top of his deck, a golden trail appeared, just like Atum's before, causing Atum to widen his eyes. Yugi didn't even look at what card he had drawn before immediately activating it, saying, "During my Main Phase, I activate the Spell Card [Magic Flowerpot], sending [Call of the Dead] from my field to the Graveyard and drawing two cards."

The "Cry of the Living Dead," which had long been useless and merely occupied a space, was sent to the graveyard by Yugi as if it were made the most of it. He drew two cards, but again did not even glance at the cards he had drawn. Yugi looked at Atum opposite him and their eyes met. He then played the card in his hand: "Spell Card 'Angel's Charity'. Draw three cards from my deck and then discard two cards from my hand."

"I discard these two cards, [Elven Swordsman] and [Silence Blast]."

"Next, I activate the effect of [Silence Magic Blast] in my graveyard, banishing it from the graveyard and adding one [Silence Magician] from my deck to my hand. I add [Silence Magician LV4] to my hand, bury two cards, and end my turn."

After a series of smooth maneuvers, with no resources left to expand the game further, the player summoned a single monster and declared the end of their turn, leaving only one monster and two face-down cards on the field.

What's intriguing is that the monster that appeared on the game field was a rare [LV] monster, and its face, dressed in a white mage robe, looked somewhat similar to the one in the game.

[Silent Magician LV4] [4☆/Light]

[Mage Race/Effect]

[1000/1000]

Chapter 929 Childhood Female Hunter, Yugi Muto

[Yugi Muto: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

[Silent Magician LV4] [ATK1000]

【The Curse of the Hexagram】【Given】X2